SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 212, 15 February 1915, Page 8

SPORTING.

GISBORXH HACKS. SECOND HAY. By Telegraph.—Per Press Association, Till! Poverty Bay Turf Club's Summer mcot'ng was concluded to-iLiy in id.nl •Vi atiiiT. There was si larjje croud, nnd tlie totalisator handled .tlli.iiiSS duriig ; tlie day, compared with ,€12,410 for the 1 same day last year. The total for tliis J year's meeting was £32,811, compared with ,£2-1.778 h'.st vrnr. Results:— STEWARDS' HANDICAP. Six furlongs.—l Rimpani (Ryan), 1; 4 Potentiality. 2; 2 Evadnc, 3. Also ran: 3 Multiplicity, 5 Dasher Boy. Won by half a length, a head between second and third. Time, lmhi. l-"> 3-sscc. HURDLE RACE. One mile ami a half. —B Glouria (Miller), 1: 2 Bravest, 2; 1 Soultie, 3. Also ran: 4 C'hatmos, 3 Caller Davon, 7 Multiano, 5 Rock Ferry. H Ambergris, <1 Fagot. Won by a length, half a length between second and third. Unci; Ferry unseated his rider at the second hurdle Time. 2min. .Vl'A.srp. SECOND HACK HANDICAP. Six furlongs.— IS Nightshade (Stowc), 1: 7 Gayeinm .2: 1 Multiplication. 3. Also ran: 2 Field Force, 3 Carburetter, 5 Grand Idea, 8 Goldemar. 4 Lady Teazle. Won by a head, half a length between second ail 1 third. Time, lmji. I.T/jsec. SCXDFRLAND STAKES. One mile -1 Despatch-Carrier (Rvan), !: •"> Self, 2: (i St. E:mn. 3. Also ran: 1 Multiply, 3 Tatimi. 1 1-adv Alicia. Won by a length. Time. larn. 42 3-jree. MATDEX SCURRY. Five furlongs 1 Falstone (Decley), I; 4 Multione, 2; 2 Potentiality. 3. Also ran: 3 Teararoa, .> True flun, (i Con, 7 Inaki. Won easily, a head between second aiid third. Time. 1 miri. 3 .Uw.

UOSELAXP HANDICAP. One mill".—| I MultikolV (Buc!!ar.:'it), 1; 2 The. Snm-j •nit. 2; 7 Ballyhar, 3. Also ran: 3 Mimic.' 5 Ki-io Turk. 5 Master Timi.; M'.iltipVre. Won by half a length. Time,' lin in. 13 3-.isrc. Pt'ISLICANS' PI'RSK HANDICAP. Five furlongs.—l Ruapahu (Ryan), 1; 2 Wa'orewa. 2; 3 Multiplication, 3. Also ran: 7 Lord Possible. Brunswick, 5 Watchful, 4 ITina. Won hv two lengths. Time, 1 min. 2see. FAREWELL HANDICAP. Six furlongs and a half—l Multifual (Doeley), 1; 2 The Summit, 2: 3 Smilax, 3. The only starters. Won easily. Time, lmin. 22 [ sec.

TE lU'ITI RACES. Te Ku ; ti, Last Niglit. At the Te Kuiti races to-day £12,-250; was put through the machine, compared with CSI2S7 hist, meeting. Results:— MAIDEN. —Gallupin, 1; Cold Fran, 2; Maid of Orleans, 3. Time, lmin. 30 2-5

see. OTOROHANGA HACK. Five furlongs. —Ladv Middleton, 1; Rosea, 2; Zulupin, 3. Time, lmin. 2 2-3'" r c. CrP.—Tinopai, 1; Ssilv'a. 2; Selection. 3. Time, 2min. Usee. After tlie race an enquiry "was held into a complaint by Conquest, rider of Parawai, against C. Brown, the rider of Glenspire, for crossing. The stewards administered a caution to Brown.

HURDLES.—Spalperion, 1; 2; Blarney Stone, 3. Only starters. Won by a" length. Time, 3min. 27sec. TAUMAIU'XLT HACK.—Lady Middleton, 1; Obdurate, 2; Maid of Orleans, 3. 'Won by a length. Time, lmin. 10 2-ssec. WELTER. —Glenspire, 1; Sir Stroud, 2; Parawai, 3. Won by half a length. Time, lmin. 44 3-sscc. STEWARDS— Cheddar, 1; Glensprtng, 2; Selection, i. Won by a length. Time, lmin 15 4-sscc.

FAREWELL—Genevieve, 1; Positive, •2; Rosea,'3. IWon by a length. Time, 40 4-oscc.

RACING IX FRANCE STOPPED. Received 14, 5 p.m. London, February 14. The Sportsman states that there will lie no racing in France till the end of the war. THE T.J.C. PRAISED. The Taranaki Jockey Club is being warmly eulogised, far and near, for the conduct of last week's race meeting. The Eltham 'Argus writes: "The Tara ltaivi Jockey Club 'may be congratulated upon having run a very successful cv.tumn meeting. The club is working upon very progressive lines It is giv-1 ing valuable stakes, spending a lot of I money in catering for the comfort of the public and 'beautifying the surroundings of the course, and it will no: be tlie club's fault if the public do not | reciprocate by extending an increasing-1 ly liberal patronage. Visitors from a 'distance speak in the highest praise of tlie generous courtesy and hospitality of the club, and our personal experience coincides with that opinion. Nowhere in Taranaki have we experience.! the same courtesy.''

AUSTRALIAN RACING. V.A.T.C. MEETING. Received 14, 5.5 pm. Melbourne, February 14. Federal Stakes.—Twa 1, Woloen 2, Goolar.i 3. Eighteen starters. Won by half a length,. Time, linin 2'^see, Bond ('up.—Lempriere I, Onag 2, Chid 3 Fourteen starters. Won by a neck, third horse four lengths away. ' Bon Ton was fourth. Time, 2min 34'/;,sec. Gakleigh Plate, of 351) sovs. Five and a half furlongs.—Brattle 1, l'hilio 2, Amata 3. Twenty-three starters. Brattle led throughout. A great race home, Brattle winning by three-quarters 'of a length, one and a half lengths between second and third. Time Imin o ; V|Sec„ a record. St. George's Stakes.—Land of Son? 1. Mountain Knight 2, Tf.rquette 3. Eight starters. Won by half a length. Time, lmin 53'/i see.